VFW announces weekly events

? Today - Ladies auxiliary bingo is set for noon. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m., and lunch is available.

? Friday - Monthly fish fry is set 4:30-6:30 p.m.. Menu includes fried fish, potato, coleslaw, hush puppies, bread, dessert and beverage for $8 per plate. Karaoke is set for 6:30-10:30 p.m. in the canteen.

'Orange Out' set Thursday at FHS

FLIPPIN - A Flippin High School Student Council "Orange Out" is set for Thursday in memory of Clay Maples. Students and staff will wear orange, and those attending the evening basketball game also are encouraged to wear orange.

Fish-and-shrimp dinner announced for Friday

A shrimp-and-fish dinner is set from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday at Mountain Home Moose Lodge 1953, 4754 AR Hwy. 5 S. The menu includes fried shrimp, fried fish or a combination plate with hush puppies, french fries, coleslaw, vegetable, roll, dessert and beverage for $8 a person. Music will be by Mike Dirks and Legacy. For information, call 491-5696 after 2 p.m.

Marvelous! 'Shopping Night Out at Frosty Festival' set

Marvelous! "Shopping Night Out at Frosty Festival" is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center at Arkansas State University Mountain Home. Tickets are $25 and are available at the door. A ticket includes a Merry Margarita, Santa snacks, admission to the Frosty Festival vendors, a Marvelous! pink shopping bag to hold purchases, a chance to win door prizes and fun. The event by Marvelous! magazine and Junior Auxiliary of Mountain Home will help children of Baxter County through Junior Auxiliary projects. For information, email deb@marvmag.com or call 656-7071.

Holiday Extravaganza set Friday, Saturday

SALEM - The Fulton County Fair third annual Holiday Extravaganza is scheduled for noon to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in the Hickinbotham-Miller Exhibit Building at Fulton County Fairgrounds. A homemade soup luncheon by Zeta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi is set for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. both days. Funds from booth rentals and the soup luncheon will be used for improvements to the fair facilities. For information, call (870) 895-5565 or email fultoncountyfair@centurytel.net.

MH Food Basket collection set

Volunteers from Mountain Home Food Basket will collect food for the hungry from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday in front of Mountain Home Harps. Shoppers will be given a specially marked paper sack when they enter the store and will be welcome to purchase one or more items of nonperishable food for donation to Mountain Home Food Basket. Cash donations also will be accepted and are tax-deductible.

Bull Shoals Library announces auction

BULL SHOALS - A ticket-type auction fundraiser to benefit Bull Shoals Library is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Hoevel-Barnett Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1341 hall, 1206 Central Blvd. Those attending can bid on items by placing tickets in receptacles in front of the items. According to Anna Harper, tickets are available at the library or at the door. There also will be a raffle for a quilt.

Pie auction set in Clarkridge

CLARKRIDGE - A Clarkridge Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary pie auction is set for Saturday at the main fire station, 12101 Hwy 201 N. A free dinner of chili or ham and beans with cornbread will be served at 5:30 p.m., while supplies last. The auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will go to the department's remodeling fund.

Tecumseh Thanksgiving dinner slated

TECUMSEH, Mo. - The Tecumseh Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary annual Thanksgiving turkey dinner is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the fire hall on MO Highway 160. The menu includes turkey with all the trimmings, homemade desserts and beverages. Cost is $6.50 for adults and $3 for children that are younger than age 12.